"The Dog Walker & Pet Sitter Bible is the best book ever written about how to create a professional pet service...period!" - Colleen Safford, Walk & Train New York In these times of economic turmoil, a business that requires low start-up costs, allows you to be your own boss, involves animals and quickly becomes profitable sounds great doesn't it? That's exactly the type of busniess The Dog Walker & Pet Sitter Bible details and the American pet industry is on fire! It's one of the fastest growing industries in the United States and working with animals is not only profitable but it's a career you can be proud of.

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"This revolutionary book shows you how to turn your struggling pet sitting business into a lucrative, stress-free enterprise. You will learn how to: create the foundation to build a six-figure pet sitting business ; ensure business success from the beginning ; create the one-hour business plan: plan your work, work your plan ; understand your commitment and value in business ; remove the blocks to let financial abundance in ; work with business financials ; advertise and sell to generate results ; find, work with and keep great staff members ; set goals to achieve pet sitting business success ; and more" -- P. [4] of cover.

Embark on a Journey That Pawsitively Pays Imagine a life where passion and prosperity walk side by side--a world where your love for dogs transforms into a thriving business. The Dog Walker's Startup Bible: A Complete Guide to Turning Walks into Wealth is your indispensable guide on this exciting path. This comprehensive tome isn't just a walk in the park; it's your atlas to entrepreneurial success in the booming pet care industry. Step into the lucrative world of dog walking with an introduction that lays the groundwork for a profitable and fulfilling venture. Learn not only the why, but the how as you navigate through the essential chapters designed to set you ahead of the pack. From crafting a bark-worthy business plan, branding your budding enterprise, to legal know-hows that ensure a safeguarded future--the foundation of your dream business begins here. What comes next is a deep dive into marketing mastery. It's one thing to believe in your brand; it's another to make the market fall in love with it. Discover innovative strategies that'll have clients lining up at your door. Our expert advice on pricing ensures you're not just breaking even but breaking through to remarkable profitability while keeping the tails wagging. Master walking skills that go beyond the leash with insights into canine behavior and advanced safety protocols, honing your craft into an art as admirable as it is in-demand. Yet, walking dogs is only half the story. In Chapter 6, your people skills get a major leash-up as you learn to navigate the human aspect of dog walking--with tips on fostering trust to dealing with the hairiest of situations. Don't just track mud into the house; pave a path of growth and resilience. Your business is not static, and neither are you. As you leaf through the final chapters, uncover the secrets of scaling, franchising, and transforming a humble passion into a community cornerstone. With added resources, FAQs, and a sample business plan, your entrepreneurial journey won't be a lonely trail. With The Dog Walker's Startup Bible, the leap from dog lover to boss entrepreneur is not just possible, but profitable. Fetch your copy today and turn every step into a stride towards wealth and well-being.

The wooftasticsecond edition. “This attractive, copiously illustrated easy-to-understand volume covers every aspect of responsible dog ownership.” —Library Journal The revised and expanded second edition of the bestselling The Original Dog Bible remains the most comprehensive dog lover’s resource on the market! The book is divided into eight parts—each fully illustrated and designed for easy reference—plus helpful, entertaining sidebars covering hundreds of related topics. With detailed chapters on the requirements of caring for a dog, health, training, and so much more, this book will prepare you for a wonderful life with a dog. Also included is a catalog of over 250 purebred dog breeds with insightful articles for each! “Being a veteran veterinarian of twenty five years and a lifetime pet lover, I can enthusiastically say ‘this old doc learned new tricks’ upon reading the consummate book on all things dogs . . . I highly recommend it!” —Dr. Marty Becker, former resident veterinarian on ABC’s Good Morning America and coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover’s Soul “This comprehensive book certainly lives up to its subtitle . . . The best part of the book, however, covers ‘life with a dog,’ with sections on pet care partners like sitters and walkers, emergencies, lost dogs, biting, traveling with a dog, and a fantastic chapter on activities one can do with one’s dog.” —Publishers Weekly

Whether you're looking to make a little money on the side, or develop a full-time career as a dog walker, this book is filled with helpful information to set you on the right path to success. And it is all taken from someone who is actually living it out, day to day, in his own dog walking business. The potential for developing a thriving dog walking business has never been greater. Suburban Dog Walking will help you if you're just getting started, or if you've been dog walking for a while and really want to see your business thrive. In the back of the book, you'll also find links to downloadable content that will help you manage your income and expenses, keep track of the daily walks, and prepare you to walk into a consultation with a new client looking like a professional. The downloads are worth more than the price of the book, and the book content is great, too!

For everyone who has ever wished Dr. Spock had written about dogs instead—The Dog Bible is your essential guide to everything you will ever need to know. Whether you’re a first-time dog owner or an expert, your dog would want you to read this book. Encyclopedic in scope, it covers not only the basics, but every practical aspect of life with a dog, including many fascinating and helpful subjects never before collected in one volume. Life-saving advice about the special needs of toy breeds: everything you need to know to protect and enhance their wonderfully long lives Dog Psychology: Eye-opening ideas from an emerging field of study, including a chapter on the weird things dogs do—and why! Tracie Hotchner, lifelong dog owner and author of the million-copy bestseller, Pregnancy and Childbirth, has distilled years of research into one comprehensive, accessible guide. You’ll make hundreds of decisions about your dog’s care during his lifetime. THE DOG BIBLE is here to give you the latest and best information available to help you make those decisions. It’s everything your dog would want you to know.

Friar Jack wants you to know: God loves and cares for all creatures, including and especially those we are closest to! "Today at school, one of the kids told me that only humans go to heaven," my young friend, Eva Maria said. "I almost started to cry. Is that true, Friar Jack?" She went on, "My dog Daisy is my best friend. When I go home she jumps into my arms and licks my face. Wouldn't God want her to be with me in heaven?" Eva Marie looked at me, waiting for my answer. . . “We don’t know everything God has planned for us in heaven,” I told Eva. “But there are many good reasons for you to believe that your dog, cat, fish, hamster, snake, ferret, iguana—or any other creature that God created—will go to heaven when it dies. God has given us clues and hints in stories from the Bible and in the teachings of my favorite saint, Francis of Assisi…” This charming book is the children’s edition of the Paraclete bestseller, I Will See You in Heaven (more than 25,000 copies sold). It comforts and explains to children that God loves and cares for all creatures, including and especially those we are close to. Includes a presentation page for gift-giving.

For everyone who has ever wished Dr. Spock had written about dogs instead—The Dog Bible is your essential guide to everything you will ever need to know. Whether you’re a first-time dog owner or an expert, your dog would want you to read this book. Encyclopedic in scope, it covers not only the basics, but every practical aspect of life with a dog, including many fascinating and helpful subjects never before collected in one volume. Life-saving advice about the special needs of toy breeds: everything you need to know to protect and enhance their wonderfully long lives Dog Psychology: Eye-opening ideas from an emerging field of study, including a chapter on the weird things dogs do—and why! Tracie Hotchner, lifelong dog owner and author of the million-copy bestseller, Pregnancy and Childbirth, has distilled years of research into one comprehensive, accessible guide. You’ll make hundreds of decisions about your dog’s care during his lifetime. THE DOG BIBLE is here to give you the latest and best information available to help you make those decisions. It’s everything your dog would want you to know.

"This innovative book shows you how to turn a struggling pet business into a lucrative, stress-free enterprise. You will learn how to create the foundation to build a six-figure pet business, ensure business success from the start, plan your work and work your plan with the one-hour business-plan, removes the roadblocks to let financial abundance flow in, understand your commitment and value in business, easily work with business financials and spreadsheets, market and sell to generate real results, find, work with and keep staff--and the secrets to hiring with ease, set powerful goals to achieve pet business success. -- P. [4] of cover.